Senior running back who is majoring in management ... will start
at H-Back … versatile player who can run, catch out of the
backfield and block effectively … filled in at linebacker
last season while playing with a broken arm … will begin
final season with 910 all-purpose yards, including 325 rushing and
434 on kickoff returns … three varsity letters.

2011: Gained 75 yards rushing on 13 carries ...
scored on an 85 yard kickoff return against SUNY Maritime Sept. 2
and was named Northeast-10 Special Teams Player of the Week Sept. 6
... also had 22 yards on two carries in that game ... had 10
carries for 52 yards and a TD at Pace Oct. 29 ... made ten tackles,
including six solo stops, at New Haven Oct. 22 while filling in at
linebacker.

2010: Averaged 4.0 yards per carry …
finished the season with 164 rushing yards on 37 attempts …
caught 13 passes out of the backfield for 112 yards … opened
the year with 12 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards at
Carson-Newman Sept. 2 … ran for a TD at Central Connecticut
Sept. 11 … had 28 yards on the ground and had a 29 yard
reception at AIC Oct. 2 … ran for a score and gained 34
yards against Merrimack Oct. 8 … caught four passes for 50
yards at Southern Connecticut Oct. 16 … led team with 275
kickoff return yards with a season-high 80 on five returns at
Central Connecticut … season-long return of 34 yards came in
that game.

2009: Carried the ball 20 times for 101 yards
… also had four catches for 39 yards … had a
season-high 28 yard run against Curry Sept. 4 … picked up 33
yards on six carries against Saint Anselm Sept. 11.

Personal: 2009 graduate of Melrose High School
... two-time Middlesex League All-Star ... named All-Scholastic by
the Boston Globe ... served as team captain ...
participated in the Shriners All-Star Classic ... averaged 12.7
yards per carry his senior season by running for 1,350 yards on
just 106 carries to go along with 21 touchdowns ... those numbers
earned him a spot on the Division II Eastern Mass. All-Star squad
... helped Melrose to Middlesex League championship as a junior ...
played baseball all four years of high school and also three years
of basketball ... recipient of numerous academic scholarships at
Melrose ... cousin, Christopher Pizzotti, played quarterback at
Harvard and signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York
Jets out of college ... age as of Sept. 1: 21 ... son of Eric and
Andrea Pizzotti ... has one sister, Elena (19) and two brothers,
Andrew (17) and Chris (15).